FAYETTEVILLE, AR – EMS firm Delta Group Electronics is building a 36,000 sq. ft. facility here.

The company employs 50 staff at an existing plant in nearby Prairie Grove, which it acquired from Bitworks, but may add more positions.

Groundbreaking is expected in mid-October, with the facility to be finished next August.

Delta Group is headquartered in Albuquerque, and has locations in Rockledge, FL; Dallas and San Diego.

SAN JOSE -- The 90-day moving average worldwide semiconductor sales rose 1.2% sequentially in July to $25.2 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association said.

SAN JOSE -- Flextronics, the world's second-largest EMS firm, is finding Mexico more to its liking, the company's chief executive said.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) turned in a second-quarter net profit of T$16.7 billion ($522 million) as business continued to rebound in the electronics manufacturing sector.

INDIANAPOLIS – From the ashes of Diversified Systems, a new company has sprung featuring many of the core employees.

BOUDRY, SWITZERLAND – Cicor Technologies’ net income rose 10.3% in the first half to $86 million.

The firm’s orders for the period were $90.4 million, up 20% year-over-year.

For the period, the EMS division recorded net revenue of $43.6 million, up 7.9% compared to the first half of 2009. Operating profit was $389,000, compared to a loss of $779,000 last year, when the firm took restructuring costs of more than $1.3 million.

TOKYO -- Toyota is recalling about 1.1 million of its Corolla and Matrix models in part due to the potential of solder joint cracking in the engine-control unit.

WASHINGTON -- A new report from the US Government Accountability Office recommends greater Environmental Protection Agency oversight for used electronics, and more legislative involvement.

HANOI -- Taiwan-based companies have invested $22.58 billion to date in Vietnam, ranking the island nation second among direct investors there.

SINGAPORE -- Electronics production in Singapore grew 24.5% year-over-year, but slowed from the breakneck 52.8% growth pace in June.

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics swung to a first-half net profit on a 25% year-over-year jump in revenue.

SAN FRANCISCO – Companies looking to cut end-product costs would be well-served by studying the host of available design for reuse/recycling options.